RE: Warning: Police are ticketing at NE Broadway and Flint.

Michael.-@CH2M.com

2005-01-24



This is a multi-part message in MIME format.



------_=_NextPart_001_01C5027F.00DA78B3

Content-Type: text/plain;

charset="us-ascii"

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit



"Here's the history of how that legislation did not become law, as

summarized by the BTA.



http://www.bta4bikes.org/info/archi...cltr1003.html#6

<http://www.bta4bikes.org/info/archive3/cyc-2003/cltr1003.html#6>



The Sign Says "STOP"

You may remember hearing about a bill in the Oregon legislature that

would have allowed cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs. More

recently, you may have heard a fellow cyclist make an airy reference to

that "law" as they slipped past you at a stop sign or at a red light.

We've had a few calls from alarmed bikers and angry motorists, wondering

what's up. The real story: the law ain't on the books.



HB 2768, introduced by Eugene Representative Floyd Prozanski, would have

allowed cyclists to slow and yield the right-of-way, eliminating the

need for a foot-down stop, at stop signs and flashing red lights (not

stoplights). Although the bill did pass the House of Representatives, it

didn't make it through the Senate and did not become law.



Since the bill didn't pass, cyclists are still required to stop at stop

signs, as well as obey all other traffic laws. So, when the sign says

"stop," take a breather, check out the scenery and think of yourself as

a biking ambassador-promoting goodwill toward all cyclists."



Michael



_____



From: markjgi-@yahoo.com [mailto:markjgi-@yahoo.com]

Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 2:45 PM

To: george.-@pacificorp.com; OBRA

Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Warning: Police are ticketing at NE Broadway

and Flint.





George is correct, this was not passed into law.



Mark Ginsberg, bike lawyer to the unwary and unfortunate!







"Schreck, George" <george.-@pacificorp.com> wrote:



I do not believe that the law passed.



_____



From: Shane Young [mailto:shane.-@comcast.net]

Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 2:08 PM

To: kj_f-@yahoo.com; OBRA

Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Warning: Police are ticketing at NE

Broadway and Flint.





Didn't Oregon just change the law to be that cyclist didn't have

to stop at stop signs, just slow down? Still need to stop at lights,

just not signs? Not the smartest of laws... But if that is the case, I

don't think they can ticket you for not stopping unless traffic was

coming and you impeded the flow of traffic.



To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.

To respond to the list manager send to cmur-@obra.org

To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com

To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.

To respond to the list manager send to cmur-@obra.org

To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com





------------------------------------------------------------------------

------



This email is confidential and may be legally privileged.



It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by

anyone else, unless expressly approved by the sender or an authorized

addressee, is unauthorized.



If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying,

distribution or any action omitted or taken in reliance on it, is

prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received

this email in error, please contact the sender, delete this e-mail and

destroy all copies.





========================================================================

======









Mark J. Ginsberg

Attorney At Law

1001 SW 5th Ave., Ste. 1900

Portland, OR 97204

(503) 542-3000

Fax (503) 295-3720

markjgi-@yahoo.com

www.bikesafetylaw.com



__________________________________________________

Do You Yahoo!?

Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around

http://mail.yahoo.com





------_=_NextPart_001_01C5027F.00DA78B3

Content-Type: text/html;

charset="us-ascii"

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit



<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

<HTML><HEAD>

<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">

<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>

<BODY>

<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red">“Here's the

history of how that legislation did not become law, as summarized by the BTA.

<BR><BR><A title=http://www.bta4bikes.org/info/archive3/cyc-2003/cltr1003.html#6

href="http://www.bta4bikes.org/info/archive3/cyc-2003/cltr1003.html#6"

target=_blank><FONT

title=http://www.bta4bikes.org/info/archive3/cyc-2003/cltr1003.html#6

color=red><SPAN

title=http://www.bta4bikes.org/info/archive3/cyc-2003/cltr1003.html#6

style="COLOR: red">http://www.bta4bikes.org/info/archi...cltr1003.html#6</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><BR>The

Sign Says "STOP"<BR>You may remember hearing about a bill in the Oregon

legislature that would have allowed cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs.

More recently, you may have heard a fellow cyclist make an airy reference to

that "law" as they slipped past you at a stop sign or at a red light. We've had

a few calls from alarmed bikers and angry motorists, wondering what's up. The

real story: the law ain't on the books. <BR><BR>HB 2768, introduced by Eugene

Representative Floyd Prozanski, would have allowed cyclists to slow and yield

the right-of-way, eliminating the need for a foot-down stop, at stop signs and

flashing red lights (not stoplights). Although the bill did pass the House of

Representatives, it didn't make it through the Senate and did not become

law.<BR><BR>Since the bill didn't pass, cyclists are still required to stop at

stop signs, as well as obey all other traffic laws. So, when the sign says

"stop," take a breather, check out the scenery and think of yourself as a biking

ambassador-promoting goodwill toward all cyclists.”</SPAN></DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV><SPAN class=623394001-25012005></SPAN><FONT color=#ff0000>M<SPAN

class=623394001-25012005>ichael</SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV>

<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>

<HR tabIndex=-1>

<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> markjgi-@yahoo.com

[mailto:markjgi-@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 24, 2005 2:45

PM<BR><B>To:</B> george.-@pacificorp.com; OBRA<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:

[OBRA Chat] Warning: Police are ticketing at NE Broadway and

Flint.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>

<DIV></DIV>

<DIV>George is correct, this was not passed into law.</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>Mark Ginsberg, bike lawyer to the unwary and unfortunate!</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>"Schreck, George"

<george.-@pacificorp.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>

<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq

style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">

<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1480" name=GENERATOR>

<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=743203022-24012005><FONT face=Arial

color=#0000ff size=2>I do not believe that the law

passed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>

<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>

<HR tabIndex=-1>

<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Shane Young

[mailto:shane.-@comcast.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 24, 2005

2:08 PM<BR><B>To:</B> kj_f-@yahoo.com; OBRA<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OBRA

Chat] Warning: Police are ticketing at NE Broadway and

Flint.<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>

<DIV></DIV>

<DIV>Didn't Oregon just change the law to be that cyclist didn't have to stop

at stop signs, just slow down?  Still need to stop at lights, just not

signs?  Not the smartest of laws... But if that is the case, I don't

think they can ticket you for not stopping unless traffic was coming and you

impeded the flow of traffic.</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV><PRE>To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.

To respond to the list manager send to cmur-@obra.org

To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com</PRE><PRE>To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.

To respond to the list manager send to cmur-@obra.org

To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com</PRE>

<P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>This

email is confidential and may be legally privileged.<BR><BR>It is intended

solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else, unless

expressly approved by the sender or an authorized addressee, is

unauthorized.<BR><BR>If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure,

copying, distribution or any action omitted or taken in reliance on it, is

prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received this

email in error, please contact the sender, delete this e-mail and destroy all

copies.<BR><BR>==============================================================================<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>

<DIV>

<DIV>

<DIV>

<DIV>

<DIV>

<ADDRESS>Mark J. Ginsberg</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>Attorney At Law</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>1001 SW 5th Ave., Ste. 1900</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>Portland, OR 97204</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>(503) 542-3000</ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS>Fax (503) 295-3720 </ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS><A

href="mailto:markjgi-@yahoo.com">markjgi-@yahoo.com</A></ADDRESS>

<ADDRESS><A href="http://www.bikesafetylaw.com">www.bikesafetylaw.com</A>

</ADDRESS></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>

<P>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired

of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around

<BR>http://mail.yahoo.com </P></BODY></HTML>



------_=_NextPart_001_01C5027F.00DA78B3--